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BEING YOUR OWN PUBLISHER

Yeah, yeah, there's new tech parameters and a paradigm shift and all that.

But the important thing is that there are (and always have been) alternatives to writing something then trying to sell the rights to a publishing company. This group is to explore these areas of self-owned publishing biz.

Some writers have niche books, some have special needs (like texts for their seminars), some are just too entrepreneurial to sell of their own inspirations. And some just want to see something in print.

There is a spectrum these days, from big publishers through the new, small POD publishers, to using publishing services like lulu.com or iuniverse, to printing yourself and selling online, to release of downloadable mp3 "podcasts" or pdf manuals.

If you have expertise, experience, or questions in this area, don't be shy about posting them here. It's a rapidly expanding field and nobody knows everything about it, but lots of us are learning enough to do what we want to do and successfully get it across the counter.

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Thanks for the invite. I self published my first book. I found an editor and someone to do the cover through Ecademy. The editor recommended someone to do layout and a friend recommmended a printer. That just left me all the co-ordination to do, plus ISBN numbers etc. It was all pretty stressful, but having done it once doing it again would be pretty easy. However, I still have to sell enough copies to justify a second book. That seems to be the tricky bit.

Thanks for the invite. I have three self-published e-books. I self published after my publisher closed. Now I have to do all my own advertising and promos. I always did a lot of online promoing but now I have to be more diligent. I am thinking of using a local self publishing company located in Bloomington Indiana. I have been in contact with them for sometime. I want to combine my three book Trilogy into one and then have it published.
Savannah Black aka Wil C

Hi Ken,
Yes, I've used iUniverse and I'm happy to report I was quite satisfied with the results. I compared a lot of the publishers out there, and I thought they would give me the best value for my money. There are several packages available depending on which services you want. If you have any more questions, let me know. Lynn aka Angel's Dance.

I first published Letter from Poitou myself as an interactive cd-rom, basically a website on the cd with pictures and sounds.
Interest in this led to it being made into a 'real' book but I strongly support writers having a go themselves and welcome innovations like Lulu.